Display poster



May 15, 1945. PAlGE 2,376,180

'DISPLAY POSTER Filed Dad. 15, 1941 F M m m m. M. 3% 2 generallyconstructed; 1

' position.

- 7 In the L present embo'dim Y POSTER I miia o nq time; New York, N,

Y pplies-non Dlece mberrlii, 194i; .seiairfirofizmsszl-r v l .i resist.(01. 40 9152501 v This invention relates to new 'and 'usefulimprovements in (1 51 1857 devioesandf morepartieularly' itpertaihs toafidis'play postery.

' It 'is the primary oldje'ct o'f the inventi'on to provide-a posterwhich may 15e-'oheaply nanuiac tured' as compared inpriee'fwi'th such-'devi'ees as klzis ise'curedi to; each strut member C upon the Itiisa'fui'ther 'ob jectlo the m vemieriiwi mi vide'a' poster whichcomprises: ofparts;

' It is a still' further ohjectmf: thesimrentioiiito Y provide aidevioeof the' aforementioned? chmacter whichmarbereadilyerected'sfron-riknnck-rdbwn form d-todisplay:positionandwlfichzmayiafieadily be tdis'assembledfromidisplay-position? t It is :a further fObjeot50fEthHTiIWBntiorrstmproe vi'deca; novel .constructionby:-'meansrofiwlflchzthe posterordisplayz'elemeritiandsitsssupportare:sepae rate elements which: may;be masked: together-win bulk= with: the supporting-ymeansi in 4asfiatdolded ltlis-wa still further objectsof the rinvehtiohfto providea..novel:construction whe fibywtherposterwhen-setupinidisplayiposition.willipresentra gieat smooth, tin-wrinkled;appearangem With the above and other-obi l erencezwill now:;be=.zha-d-:z 12024171163 accompanying drawing? in which, 1;

of the strut members C preferablyi'are'sofithetsame oo'ristrlucti'on,vthe description: of tone will: sumcei strut memb'eriicCOmIJI'iSGSEtWOT'SidG'fWBil-IS' I connected ibyran intermediate walls]2'; which construction; form-ya channel. ;.Thesposter:-elementouter-flames ofixthe Wall I'2r only, thereof; andw inot to theouterfa-ce':of=eitherlofitheaside wallsrl 0; the

- points ofiattachmentof :the posterielementiwith thenreinforeingemembers. being; designated-r I 4 in the drawing. I

" this..-:c0nstruetion, the-rposterf elehientAg' when'rpla-cedunderr'tension; will stretch smoothly overrther outer facesa of; thewallsi lfl ofithe erei-n'e forcing 'rmembers .aerossrwhich lthe-lposterextends I and? willspresent a: neatia-rrd :unwrinkled appearance uponthe front=orfdisplay faiee ofs theiposter element. m v

Means-r is provided for} supporting; the"- poster element= imupright:display positiomwhichmeans also serveswtmma-intain' the posterinitsnextended display; position, preferably, although :not necessarilm; underl tension, and: this'-:-meanswill now be:described;-

. l v I flihei-supportzcomprisesan .easel-l-ike -.element B.; Thisreasel-like:element COmIJI'iSESutWO; wings I 8 I and /2 ll',-.,wh-ich arefconnectedv-iby; an intermediate .Figurerlds-arearperspeetiveeviewsillustrating adevice cohstructed'in: accordancewith;theupresp entdnventioninits seteup onrdisplay position t'Figurez-is a. viewvirrside .el-e vation 4;heneof; and;- Figure 3: is.-a :vertical sectiohalivieweoma n sen-r largediscaleepartly 'brok enawam. akenl:substani tially on'the '1i he 3- 3 ofeEigmte 1 Y IReferring: to, the fidrawing by aoter's; the referer ce character,Adesighatesl-the I poster element; a d Bmdesignates {the supporttherefor. I v 1 r Thefposter elementiiisxofl' aiinon-rig'idc-nature,

beingiprefera'blyformedi'of; Ipapermsdistinguished from: thepapenboards, rlcardboardszianfifithealike generally-employed:;. 2 isentaoiztheeinvention;

water heighth' element 22.

' The: support. is-aformed. froma single blank-iof material which isscoredsalongltwo. lines 24 and 2 6 ,9 see: Figures -;2 1 and 3'respectively; to. 1 provide the two wing seotions; l8 :and Z-O' andthe:inter v angles l-to l-thetconnectingg element; 2 2: when it isolesirexiv to (set the :supportup :for: use; in. which position'; they,"may, be retained by;-'interlocking tonguesand- 32 ,=,which' are slot-tedas" at 34 rfor interengagement, with-leach other as: illustrated inFigure 3 0f the drawing; Preferably the rear edges of lthewing asectionsI B-- and. taperr rfrom their: lower supporting edges--36-intherd-irection of their upper=endzedgesi38zk This constructionprovides". a sufiicient -support for the easel-:like upport andpermitswof effectivewon'cealment of thee-upper end; 'of the supportbehind the-;.--pgster whemthe samei srsetum 7- l Eachvoftherrwingsmembers :1 Brand :120 is r pro'e vided upon itsuppfirrenduwith:a 'slotzw andeupon -lower end-s withiaw slot-42,:l.these'rslots 40: and 421; are: sp a-ced:from thevforwardnedgesi'ofeithein respectiveawinggmemberssbyra distanoesubstai itiazllyzequalnto thatibetween tlfie'iiriner faes of tfie side walls Inof the channel shaped reinforcing members C, and each is adapted toreceive one of the side walls In of the reinforcing members to provide ameans for attaching the poster element to the support.

The construction just described provides portions 44 at the forwardedges of the wing members l8 and 20 which lie between the slots l andthe rear face of the connecting element 22 of the support, the width ofwhich is substantially equal to the space between the side walls H! ofthe strut members C.

The manner in which the poster is shipped, and

upon reaching its destination, is set up for display will nowbedescribed.

A number of poster elements each of which may be rolled if desired,together with a corre- I ing elements may be employed.

Furthermore, the supporting element may, in certain embodiments of theinvention, consist of the connecting element 22 and either of the wingmembers 18 or 2!! alone and still perform its two sponding number ofsupporting elements, preferably in fiat form, are placed in a suitablecontainer for. shipment.

When it is desired to set up the posters, the

supporting element is first erected by folding or hinging the wingmembers I8 and 20 about theirrespective score lines 24 and 26 into sub.-

stantially parallel planes, after which the tongues 3U and32 areinterlocked with each other to maintain the support in its erected form.

Afterthe support has been set up, the poster element is attached theretoby inserting the portions 44 at the opposite ends of the support be-'tween the side walls [0 of their respective strut members C of theposter. In so doing, one of the: side walls In of each of the strutmembers C will enter its respective slot 40 or 42 in the w wingmembersl8 and 20, in which they will be frictionally held to provide means ofattachment of the poster element A to the support B.

' It will be understood that there is a definite relation between thevertical dimension of the poster element is not secured to the frontfaces of the side walls ll] of the reinforcing members C, the same willlie fiat against these side walls of the reinforcing members alsopresenting a smooth and unwrinkled surface at these points.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the present inventionprovides a new and improved construction in displays of the poster typein which the poster element may be formed from paper, a relativelycheaper substitute for card board, thus materially reducing the cost ofmanufacture of articles of this character.

It will also be apparent that a, highly desirable result is obtained bythe use of a minimum number of separate parts, there being but two,namely, the poster and the support therefor.

This last result is obtained by reason of the fact that the supportperforms two functions, namely, it provides the only supporting meansfor the poster element, and at the same time providesmeans' formaintaining it in its extended display position under tension.

Iam aware that non-rigid posters and rigid supporting elements thereforhave been heretofore employed in the art, but in none of thesefunctions, namely, retaining the poster under tension and supporting itin display position.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim to be new is 1-.Acombined poster and support comprising a non-rigid poster, a channelshaped reinforcing member secured to the rear face of the poster ateachend thereof, each of said reinforcing members being disposedentirely to the rear of the poster, said supporting means comprising aconnecting element, wing members hingedly connected to opposite'sideedges of the connecting member, said wing members extending to theopposite ends of the connecting member and being movable to angularpositions relative to the connecting member, said wing members eachhaving a slot in its outer end for receiving one wall of theirrespective channel shaped reinforcing member when theposter is in itsset up position, said slots'also being spaced relative to, theconnecting I forcing elements of the display panel to retain thereinforcing'el'ements in their set up position thereby to place the nonself supporting display devices with'which I am familiar is there asingle #71 element which provides the double function of of thesupportingmeans in fixed spaced relation to retain it inits set updisplay panel supporting position, and separate means for lockin thesupporting means in said set up position.

3. .A poster of the type described comprising in combination, anon-self-supporting display panel, "reinforcing elements fixed to eachof two opposite side edges of said display panel, each of saidreinforcing elements comprising an open collapsible channel member, andmeans for supporting said display panel in display position, thesupporting means comprising-an open collapsible member of channel crosssectional shape and including means for-detachable engagement with theside wallsof the reinforcing elements of the display panel to retain'thereinforcing elements in their set up gpositionsjand to retain the openchannel shapedsupporting-member in its set up display? panel, supportingposition, and interlocking tongues carried by the side walls of thechannel shaped supporting member for locking said' memher in its set upposition.

4. A poster of the type described comprising in display, panelintdisplay position, the supporting means comprising an open collapsiblemember of channel cross sectional shape and including means at each endfor interengagement with the side walls of its respective'reinforcingelement of the I I display panel to retain the reinforcing elements intheir set up positions and to retain the open channel shaped supportingmember in its set up display panel supporting-position, said lastmentioned means comprising cut out portions in each end of the sidewalls of the .chanel shaped supporting member for the reception of onewall of their respective display panel reinforcing ele- 10 ments.

RICHARD E. PAIGE.

